Modi govt plans major diplomats' reshuffle: Who's going where

The Modi government is planning several changes in its envoys to a number of key world capitals. Among them is high commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Shringla - who's tipped to be the next ambassador to the United States, replacing Navtej Sarna who is due to retire at the end of this year. Shringla may be replaced by Riva Ganguly Das, currently in charge of MEA’s culture arm, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, in Dhaka. India’s ambassador to Myanmar, Vikram Misri, is likely to take over from Gautam Bambawale as India’s next ambassador to China. Misri may be replaced by Saurabh Kumar, currently India’s envoy to Iran. Sanjay Varma, currently additional secretary, may took over the baton from Sujan Chinoy who is currently the ambassador to Japan. 12 Sep 2018, 3:14PM IST| 778 views| Source : TNN